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The magic of Pato Fernández was well and truly on display at Stade Amédée Domenech as he led Clermont to a stunning win over Brive at their home fortress. There was strong competition in the outside backs this week, and also at the back of the scrum. A few spots weren’t …

Western Force winger Marcel Brache is the most notable addition to the US Eagles squad for the November test series. Also comfortable in the midfield, the 29-year-old native of Los Angeles will miss the match against the Māori but will join the team for their two-match European tour. Brache, who …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Colombia Colombia is now ranked just below Paraguay in the Americas Rankings. Saturday’s win over Mexico saw Colombia close the gap to …

Brilliance from Patricio Fernández saw Clermont to an away win over Brive this afternoon. Clermont won the match 40-16 with the Argentine play-maker scoring 30 points. Scoring two tries, converting four and kicking four penalties saw the Rosario fly half completing the best performance of his career for Clermont. The performance underlined his …

Pumas 7’s Olympian Axel Müller scored for Toulon against Grenoble on Saturday. He crossed for a second half try. The try came from a simple move. Having secured a scrum Toulon Duane Vermeulen linked with Sébastien Tillous-Borde who passed to the Argentine to dive over. Toulon won the match 42-12. The result …

A Juan Imhoff intercept try sealed Racing 92 and away victory against Bayonne on Saturday evening. The Argentine flier scored the only try of what was a dull affair. The Puma crossed in the 70th minute. He was on hand to latch on to a loose pass from his opposite, …

It’s back to regularly scheduled programming as the Top 14 resumes with Week 9 on Saturday. Clermont is leading the pack but La Rochelle are hot on their heels and only marginally behind them are Montpellier, Toulon, and Bordeaux. This week will see about a dozen Americas players scattered about …

It was a challenge to put together a select side this week and in all honesty it isn’t one of our best, but sometimes you have to make do with what you’re given. A number of backs put their hand up which made things a little easier out wide. Up …

Diego Domínguez is out as head coach of Toulon. The Córdoba native has been replaced by his assistant Mike Ford with immediate effect. Ford had joined the team as backs coach just four weeks ago after being let go by Bath prior to the season. He replaces Domínguez, who was …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP More Argentine Props arrive in Europe The above title belongs in the under list. Indeed, the loss of players to Europe is …